Folk Bands and Artists

7-piece Hypnotic Gypsy Groove Orchestra, merging the sounds of Afro-American music of the 1970s with a unique take on the gypsy music of Eastern Europe, throwing up melodies evocative of Macedonia and…

Italian songstress Valentina grew up to the sound of her father´s bass and saxophone, while her brother learnt production before her eyes. Such an upbringing could only result in musical excellence an…

Blending folk, soul and electric blues into a refreshingly timeless sound, June has enjoyed a meteoric rise that has seen her being hailed as one of America’s brightest new talents. From humble beginn…

Valerie Smith has developed a unique style and sound that has rocked the bluegrass world for almost two decades with a string of national and international tours, critically acclaimed recordings, and …

Delve into the rhythmic flow of this improv-style Greek folk group. Valia Calda was formed in London by Thodoris and Nikos Ziarkas. The five-piece band combine their mutual interest for composing musi…

In just eight months Tim and his new band Van Eyken have made a huge impact on the folk world. Since making their debut performance at Wychwood Festival last June Tim and his all-star band have releas…

music that comes from a very true and personal space to accompany her acoustic guitar and self written melodies. Her sound has been described as alternative folk combining elements of country, folk an…

“van Twolips“ met one year ago in Brussels during a cool spring night when they decided to create a repertoire where both auteurs propose to offer a linguistic counter dance: songs written in Dutch, s…

British/Colombian singer-songwriter Vanessa Forero has been composing since the age of nine. She has mainly written film/TV scores and songs for other artists, but since being selected in 2015 by Brit…

Various Guises are the London-based expandable duo of Maya McCourt & Blanche Ellis on cello and guitar (with some acapella vocals and a little washboard thrown in for good measure). Formed late one ni…

Receiving plaudits from the likes of BBC Radio 2, Verdisa (formerly known as Sam Evans Band) were just simply born to play music. Mixing meaningful, thought-provoking and positive lyrics with a reggae…

Veronica Sbergia & Max De Bernardi passionately play country blues and ragtime, hokum, jug band and rural music from the 20’s and 30’s. They like to keep this precious musical heritage alive faithfull…

Vervain are a Celtic Folk band from the UK mixing traditional tunes and original songs. They create a diverse mix of the old and the new in an exciting and modern way.This West Country sextet bring to…

Vesevo is the old name for Mount Vesuvius, the still-active volcano that dominates the Naples skyline. It is also the name of a trio who have come together to re-interpret southern Italian musical tra…

Vicki began her career as a saxophonist and music teacher. After 20 years she began to expand her ideas about music and began working with sound healing. In 2001 she began writing songs and in 2003 sh…